Taking Back Alaska: Education reform & local control
This proposed program for Alaska remains content-neutral and provider-agnostic. Educational Savings Account funds may be used at any qualifying public, private, religious, charter, tribal, or homeschool program, consistent with recent U.S. Supreme Court
Half of Alaskans favor prayer in public schools
In Alaska, 49% of respondents favored allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers that refer to Jesus by name, while 50% opposed the idea. Nationwide, 52% of respondents favored school prayers and 46% opposed
Alaska Family Council backs lawsuit to protect parental rights in schools
Numerous Alaska school districts are embracing transgender ideology while keeping parents in the dark about how their children are being treated and referred to during school hours. Please pray for this case in the 2nd Circuit now and pray for our efforts in
Alaska Dems decry governor’s $122M cut from unrealistic spending bill
Alaska Democratic lawmakers and their RINO allies are seething after Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced he had to cut more than $122 million from their impossibly large spending bill, one which the state cannot afford given declining oil
Alaska promotes ‘School Health Model’ with DEI, gender-fluidity, sexual counseling
For several years now, Gov. Mike Dunleavy's Alaska Health Department has been aggressively pushed a so-called “School Health Model,” which encourages local school districts across the state to adopt an educational environment that embraces DEI,
VETO OVERRIDE: These 11 GOP minority members helped dump record funds into AK’s failing schools
Schools will now see a massive influx in funds this coming year, despite the fact that, for years, Alaska’s students have had some of the very worst educational outcomes in the
Governor vetoes record-high school spending bill that fails to include policies for failing schools
In vetoing the education bill crafted by the Democrat-led majorities in the Alaska Legislature, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the flawed legislation did not address Alaska’s disastrous educational outcomes but simply sought to spend more
OPINION: Gov. Dunleavy finally shows some leadership
Governor Dunleavy’s term in office has largely disappointed conservatives. His critics claim the governor has failed to provide the decisive leadership our state needs on important issues. While that may have been true in the past, the governor appears to
Alaska school funding debate: Keep status quo or foster competition?
Debate about Alaska school funding all comes down to declining student numbers and a legislature that wants to maintain the status quo, without looking for meaningful alternatives to educate Alaskan
OPINION: Expensive funding bill won’t improve Alaska’s failing schools
House Bill 57 (HB 57) introduces targeted reforms to Alaska’s public education system, including smaller class sizes, increased vocational funding, and reading incentive grants. However, these measures fail to address the foundational problems plaguing
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